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Dodge Memorial, "Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial"
Ruth Anne Dodge memorial fountain, the "Black Angel," with two boys at the pond
Neola Church To Build
This Architectural Rendition . . . of the Neola First Presbyterian Church shows the proposed new addition to be constructed in the right foreground. The original church building, in the left portion of the drawing, was constructed in 1956.
New Look At Meal Site
A New Front . . . on the Senior Citizen's Center in Neola greets the community. Funds were raised last year during the annual Hoo Doo Days to pay for the renovations. The building mural was painted for the Neola Centennial in 1982.
New Mexico One Of America's Greatest Natural Beauty Spots
New Mexico Is . . . a cultural layer cake of people set in the dimension of the state's open spaces. There are people like artist Tom Marcione of Santa Fe (top left), Jerry Mirabel, a Taos Indian whose claim to fame is having had his picture on a…
Winter's Magic Artistry Touches Dodge Memorial
Touched by winter's magic artistry, the Dodge Memorial statue and fountain in Fairview cemetery were transformed into a picture of fairyland during the recent heavy snow. The angel's figure, poised on the bow of a boat resembles a fairy from an…
This Is Council Bluffs
One of the city's most beautiful spots is the Ruth Ann[e] Dodge memorial at Lafayette avenue and North Second street. And winter has provided an additional touch of beauty. The monument is a memorial to the wife of Gen G.M. Dodge, construction…
World-Fame Black Angel Has Perilously Close Call; By Well-Intentioned Girl Scouts
One Of Finest Works...of the late Daniel Chester French was scheduled for a paint job. It stands at Lafayette Ave. and North Second St.
Know Your Scenes
This imposing bronze figure is the city's most famous statue and, appropriately, is associated with one of the est known families in Council Bluffs history. Can you identify it? The answer appears elsewhere on this page.
Angel Lights
Colored lights mounted in surrounding tree limbs illuminate the Black Angel, near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street. The lights were installed by the City Park Board.
The Black Angel
The Black Angel...located near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street was dedicated to the late Mrs. Grenville M. Dodge in 1920. At that time the statue was bronze, but through the years the weather has changed her to black. Now the weather has…
Big Scoop For J Student
The Black Angel...may be turning a little green with age but it sure didn't need a coat of paint by vandals.
The monuments and memorials of Council Bluffs
The Black Angel
Arts Council begins sprucing of 'Angel'
Mayda Goodberry...a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Ann[e] Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki
Fountain's return to be commemorated
The "Black Angel," near Fairview Cemetery. The statue's fountain is now flowing again.
The Black Angel: Fountain, Bluffs heritage flow anew
Participating in Wednesday's dedication of the fountain at the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial were, from left, Mayor Tom Hanafan, Council Bluffs Arts Council President Phyllis Otto, Hitchcock Foundation President Denman Kountze, Council member Jane Peters…
Money flowing in as 'Black Angel' work continues
Above is an artist's rendering of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial upon completion of restoration work.
Dodge Memorial, Ruth Anne
view from behind the Black Angel / Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, facing a flautist performing in front of audience